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Singapore takes serious action against selling tobacco to minors

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The Director of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), Norman Chong, released a statement on Singaporean newspaper, The Straits Times, saying that serious action will...

Five UK surveys suggest that e-cig use remains low amongst teens

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The report titled Young People’s Use of E-Cigarettes across the United Kingdom: Findings from Five Surveys 2015–2017, was published earlier this month in The...

NYC increases cigarette prices by 24%

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“Even though tobacco is a leading cause of premature death across the country, Big Tobacco will stop at nothing to hook people on these...

Canada needs to follow in the US’s footsteps, says Public Health Expert

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“Nicotine is both the problem and the solution to smoking and the epidemic can be stopped by using non-combustion alternatives,” said Sweanor last week...
PMI IQOS

Philip Morris announced that 3 million smokers have switched to iQOS

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Last year PMI made headlines when Andre Calantzopoulos, the company’s CEO said that he would like “to work with governments towards the “phase-out” of...
Thailand vaping

Asia steps up anti-vaping enforcement; US academics jump the shark

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Feds waste $200,000 on Twitter vaping study Despite the US government moving to cut public spending in the face of a spiralling deficit, the National...

FDA’s tobacco plan opens “pathway to new product innovations”

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"We've opened up a pathway to new product innovations that we think can potentially provide nicotine to people who still want to enjoy satisfying...

NHIS 2016 vaping data lacks crucial details

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The report titled, QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Ever Used an E-cigarette† and Percentage Who Currently Use E-cigarettes,§ by Age Group — National Health...